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Noun: water strider
  1. Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
    "Children watched fascinated as water striders glided effortlessly across the pond";
    - pond-skater, water skater

Derived forms: water striders

Type of: water bug

Part of: family Gerridae, family Gerrididae, Gerridae, Gerrididae

Encyclopedia: Water strider